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Fast food is everyone’s fave splurge, right? Well, The Journal of the American Medical Association recently released data on eating trends that might surprise you. It looks like American kids’ eating habits are taking a healthy turn. They’re eating less chicken nuggets, burgers, fries and sodas and more soup, yogurt, fruit, grilled chicken and chocolate milk.

It’s hard to tell for sure if this recent health kick is because of government efforts to limit junk food and increase physical activity in schools. Some data suggests that the economy might have something to do with it, but even the economy can’t be the only thing making a big diff to kids under thirteen.

Kids want to eat healthier and fast-food chains are listening. Burger King now has smaller burgers, sliced apples, low-sodium chicken tenders, apple juice with extra calcium and fat-free chocolate milk. McDonald’s has apples and yogurt, and even Wendy’s has mandarin oranges.

This data is def reason to hope that the days of greasy fast food are just about over.

What about you? Do you see yourself choosing healthy picks over greasy burgers and fries? Have your eating habits changed at all? Blog it out!

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rightfield1 on 12/9/2009 12:37:31 PM

i ussually eat healthy. i mean im only allowed fast food once a month. its great that people are being healthier!

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emilyj7296 on 7/8/2009 4:58:54 PM

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I am trying to eat healthier, but i have a question. one thing that i love to make and eat is pasta salad. we put TONS of veggies in it, we put eggs, onions, cheese,salad pasta, and a little bit of pepperoni in it, and for the sauce, we put light mayonase and italian dressing in it, just enogh to coat it. is this recipe healthy?

brooklin175 on 7/6/2009 3:30:51 PM

MOD Okay so I live with my mom almost all year long except for in the summer when I live with my dad. For a while when I was with my mom I was doing really good about eating and I lost a couple pounds. But at my dad's house the food isn't as healthy and we have dessert more and chips and I have a hard time resisting. I've gained all the weight back and more. I can't ever really find time to work-out. HELP what do I do?

Hey girl, it's great that you're conscious about healthy eating. When you're at your dad's house, try and resist the sweets and junk food. Eat those in moderation, and watch your portion sizes. Is there anything that serves as good motivation for you? Focus on it, whatever it is, and try to meet your goals. You can easily exercise at home by doing simple exercises like jogging in place or around the living room while you're watching TV, or dancing around your room to your fav playlist. Basically any way you get yourself moving is exercise, girl, so get moving! ~Alexa

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sarah99999 on 7/5/2009 12:22:58 AM

i dont rlly eat fast food but it hink this is great

readerhi1234 on 7/3/2009 11:31:37 PM

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beachbabe2606xo on 7/3/2009 10:05:11 PM

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If I eat fruits ( a lot) and I go out to walk every afternoon, will i lose some weight????
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Hey babe,

That's a good start! You might have to amp up your workout and start jogging or running once your body gets used to the walk though, if you want to keep losing weight. Make sure you eat some veggies and protein too though!

xoxo Allie

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tandog1512 on 7/3/2009 2:01:20 PM

I am SO loving fruit right now... i can't stop eating it... fruit salad for breakfast, fresh home-made smoothies for lunch, a special mixture by dinner. Is this Ok?
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glamourgirl97 on 7/3/2009 2:16:19 AM

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I am 14 and just started my period and I am not freaking out at all. It actually happened about 2 days ago but I didn't notice. ....However I am worried about telling my mom. We don't have a really good relationship at all, and even when we do talk she embaresses me and makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't know how to tell her - a conversation? a note? I tried talking to my BFF on the phone but she didn't have a solution because her and her mom are super tight.
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P.S. There is no other close adult beside my momI can tell this too....

Hey girl! Definitely have a convo with your mom. You may not be really close, but you should let her know. She's gone through it all before, so don't worry about it being super awkward. Best, Kristen

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*CupcakeLexa* on 7/2/2009 12:38:52 PM

I haven't had fast food in 3 years! (With the exception of Subway and Chick-fil-a (grilled chicken sandwiches, though, so I don't think that counts as bad-for-you).

sunrae on 7/1/2009 7:52:10 AM

ive been eating healthier now since i became a vegetarian but i have been eating healtier even before that

frostinggirl on 7/1/2009 7:34:50 AM

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Im going through purberty and im starting to feel weird around my docter (whoes a man) and is told my mom i wanted to change but im not aloud. what should I do to feel more comfortable??
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Hey babe,

see if there is a female doctor or nurse in the same place as your current doctor who can perform that part of your exam while you're there.

xoxo Allie

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twirlgirl9 on 6/30/2009 8:51:48 PM

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Since last winter i started to eat a lot of healthier foods and excersize more but now i'm having a tough time keeping up. My self-esteeme is also going down cause i dont think im loosing weight and i need to even though i'm eating healthier!!!!! Can u help?
Love, twirlgirl9

Hey babe,

You might need to adapt your workout. It's hard work to lose weight! You shouldn't beat yourself up too much if you're having trouble. You might also just have lost all the weight you're going to lose on this workout. You might already be in a healthy place and not even know it. Talk to your doctor to find out what the deal is and get some specific diet or exercise plans for you.

xoxo Allie

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twirlgirl9 on 6/30/2009 8:31:25 PM

back when i never cared about what i ate, i ate healthy without even knowing it! all my life i have loved fruits and veggies, and not realy cared for fast food or any junk

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I like eating fruits and healthy stuff a little bit more but I tend to be more on the unhealthy side of eating. I can't stop thinking about eating pizza. Or burgers. Or tacos. Or chocolate. But the thing is that I want to lose stomach fat and leg fat. So I have two questions:
1. How can I stop eating unhealthy food? I'm practically addictted to chocolate!!
2. what are some exercises (other than running and stuff outside b/c i can't go out) that I can do to lose stomach and leg fat?
I would really appreciate if U can tell me!!

Hey babe,

The best way to avoid unhealthy foods is NOT to avoid them. don't cut them out altogether. set aside a day where you get to have some of one of your favorite treats. Just don't go overboard. Crunches and lunges are great for strengthening your legs, but cardio is important to. Try jumping jacks.

xoxo Allie

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tinxangel12 on 6/30/2009 7:46:32 PM

hmmmm well we only have healthy food at my house. Well by healthy I mean like baked chips and pretzels and light ice cream. But I still overeat on that. I haven't had anything like seriously unhealthy in soooo long caue my mom doesn't buy it. I don't miss it though.

broadwayhayley12 on 6/30/2009 6:01:33 PM

I love eating healthy because you feel so much more energetic and happier! I think it's about balance, because I don't totally eliminate junk food. I will eat healthy on a regular basis, and then treat myself to some chocolate or ice cream once in awhile. But even then you can make healthy choices, like dark chocolate over milk, frozen yogurt or sherbet, etc.

dancing_actress on 6/30/2009 4:20:44 PM

What great news! I have definatly been choosing healthier foods lately, but I've always done that at fast food restraunts. I never have eaten a lot of fast food and I still don't. I don't think my eating habits changed, but they were already pretty good to begin with and haven't gotten any worse. I'm glad that America is finally eating healthier as a whole country!

ash_bash08 on 6/30/2009 4:09:02 PM

yeah. im trying to get my mom and sister to eat healthier too. It makes me feel unhealthy when i see them eating unhealthy.

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emiwemi3 on 6/30/2009 3:08:12 PM

i just recently became a vegitarion so i haven't been eating at fast food restrants latley and neither has my family.i mean there's not alot that you can eat ecsept salad.but before that i don't think i ate alot of fast food it tastes so greasy and grooss.but know i am eating tons of organic foods they taste so good and they're healthy for you.if you want to eat organic i suggest a store called Trader Joe's that place is amazing everything there is organic.

dramagirl468 on 6/30/2009 2:21:42 PM

i cant stand junk food. makes me gag. i've always eaten healthy... from birth! lol. well... almost. all little kids like sweets.... my mom never bought jar baby food.... she always blended together fresh stuff in the house... maybe that wuz a good idea cuz i like a ton of foods and i like making healthy stuff better. lol.

EmmaleighBeasty on 6/30/2009 1:59:54 PM

It's sad that I'm admitting this, but I actually like eating fast food! Everybody has admitted to eating some McDonald's french fries and loved it before. But I've been eating healthier lately, so nowadays I hardly ever eat fast food. At the most, once a month. I'm proud of myself!!!! lol

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Shopaholic923 on 6/30/2009 1:54:02 PM

I have always loved fruits and veggies, but during baseball season we eat out alot. so...... i get what you guys are saying. i've stopped eating so much when we get fast food. ROCK ON FRUITS!!!!

ash_hollow on 6/30/2009 12:57:02 PM

Well, I used to eat a lot of fast food when I was like 9 or 8. But then I realized how important it is to eat healthier so your whole body can feel good. Now, I hardly ever eat fast food! Like, the only times I do are on road trips or something, and even then I get salads. I think just staying away from junk food is a good way to keep your body healthy.

ShopperSoccerGurl on 6/30/2009 12:43:17 PM

That's nice to hear,considering all these 1,000+ calorie foods in resturants!

actress96 on 6/30/2009 12:38:21 PM

I <3 most foods-healthy or not.

I'm 11 & 5'3 + 100 lbs.......i'm pretty skinny,
and when i do eat some junk food (fries w/ my dinner or a dessert at Starbucks) i try to excercise afterwards, and i usually make it something fun-
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Sleuthgirl101 on 6/30/2009 12:01:02 PM

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I go to a lot of concerts in boston and Manchester so I eat fast foods a lot so I'll get things like snackwraps and salads from McDonalds or a tuna sub from subway. Are those healthy?

Hey babe,

The tuna sub is probably a much healthier choice than the snack wrap. You can definitely get the health info for Mcdonal's food - ask about it if you're not sure. But be careful, because sometimes salads can be less healthy than they seem. Get the info and you'll know for sure.

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coffeecrazy123 on 6/30/2009 10:38:37 AM

ok well thats gr8 that ppl r eating healthier and stuff but i dn't want the days of greasy fast foods to b over all the way i mean i LLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE THOSE HAMBURGERS and the fries!oh how i love those fries (no i'm not fat)see i can eat and eat and eat and like never gain a pound i nnnnneeeeedddd that food or i'll just evaporate into nothing!!!! i mean fast food is fine every once in a while right???? i know it ain't good for ur heart but have u tasted those burgers!!!???i mean there THE BEST EVER!!!and it'll like only hurt me if i'm easting like 6 at 1 sitting but i'm not ya know ok anyway

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tap_dancer on 6/30/2009 9:00:26 AM

well, if i go to a fast food restaurant, its because i'm gonna eat fast food, not some bad fruit. i have fruit at home, and don't go to fast food places very much, so i'm gonna eat whatever. i barely go to MCDonalds, we only go like 2 or 3 times a year.

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Hey babe, no, not weird at all! It's normal to be interested in someone so famous, especially after his death. Check out videos and styles from the 80's and look at vintage shops or stores with modern twists on vintage classics.

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Thank you so much for helping me out mod

skittlelover11 on 6/29/2009 9:50:49 PM

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also, my dad cusses a lot and i know that this is not appropriate for my 8 year old brother to hear. He also is always talking about making money and it hurts me because i know the economy is bad and i want to help him in any way i can. But I can't and i know that he is very stressed a lot of the time. I don't know what to do about these things and I don't want to hear them anymore.

Hey babe, it's hard to hear your parents struggle, I know. Try talking to them casually and calmly. Tell your dad that it makes you worry when he says stuff like that and hopefully he'll think about it for he does it. Maybe he doesn't even realize he's doing it. Just talk it out and things should get better.

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skittlelover11 on 6/29/2009 9:47:02 PM

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ok so i was playing a card game with my brother and dad and my brother started to make fun of me. He does this to me all the time and i had a lot of built up anger towards him at the time. so i got so mad that i hit him on the head. It was not a hard hit, the hit was pretty light. My dad says if he sees me ever hit my brother again, he will beat me, send me to my room, beat me, then the next morning he will beat me and then beat me again. he said he will hit me so hard i will have a handprint on my face and i will never be able to walk again. He told me that if he hit me every time he got mad at me, I would be dead. I am very scared that my anger issues will get the best of me and then my dad will hurt me badly. This is not something i can talk 2 with my mom, she would just get mad at me and punish me. There is no one else for me to talk too. Both he and my mother have hurt me before both phsically and emotionally. They do it when they are angry at me because i have issues with anger and stuff myself. Trust me, my parents are very good parents, way better than they sound. They send both me and my brother to a very expensive private school. I just need help controlling my anger so that my dad does not beat me. I no this is really long, but Please please help me.

Hey babe, I think the problem here is more your dad's reaction than you hitting your brother. You're right, it was wrong to hit him but it is even more wrong for your dad to threaten you like that. It could be that he was just trying to scare you and would never do it, but talk to your mom about it so you can work it out with the whole fam. If you feel like you might be hurt by either of them, please tell a trusted adult (like a friend's parent) immediately. No one should ever hurt you. Ever. Not even your parents.

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Born2Ride on 6/29/2009 9:27:04 PM

Oh yeah! I recently started my first season of competetive/travel softball and now my family eats out A LOT more! Now Im just REally sick of fastfood! I never used to eat alot of fruit but now its what im turning to

capunkturtle on 6/29/2009 9:04:02 PM

i love fruit!!! it's waaaay better than all that fast food, even though i can't resist crispy salty fries... but this is a really good idea!!

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I hate fast food with a firey burning passion. My brother works at McDonalds and he is super skinny. Its weird because he eats all junk. I usually eat healthy. Greasy foods mess up my stomach so I don't really have a choice. :p

x3merms3x on 6/29/2009 7:57:12 PM

omg I HATE fast food!! All i can stand is fries!!!! and lately i have been eating way healthier we eat at our local co-op a lot more than we used to and when we at and shop in less heathy places i try to find the heathy stuff

skichick95 on 6/29/2009 7:18:01 PM

Well I stopped eating fast food ever since I watched "Supersize Me" durin health class. Even though fast food tastes great, I know that it's not healthy for me. And fruits taste great!

bookworm322 on 6/29/2009 6:23:00 PM

It's so great that everyone is turning healthy!!!!

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